Kakaran Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kakaran Surname User-submission:

This surname belongs to a Pashtoon (Gharghasti) tribe, mostly living in Kakaristan (Kakar Khurasaan) region in between Afghanistan and Pakistan (Loy Afghanistan).

Kakaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1681:4,565,865118,158
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kakaran (24) may also be a first name.

Kakaran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname belongs to a Pashtoon (Gharghasti) tribe, mostly living in Kakaristan (Kakar Khurasaan) region in between Afghanistan and Pakistan (Loy Afghanistan).

- kakar

Kakaran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kakaran Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kakaran (Hindi: काकरान, Marathi: ककरान) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakaran? popularity and diffusion

Kakaran is the 1,267,784th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kakaran live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 4,565,865. In India Kakaran is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 57 percent are found, Gujarat, where 17 percent are found and Haryana, where 11 percent are found. Beside India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kakaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakaran in the Marathi language
ककरानkakarana-
Kakaran in the Hindi language
काकरानkakarana76.67
काकरणkakarana11.11
काकराणkakarana6.67
ककरणkakarana2.22
ककरनkakarana1.11
ककरानkakarana1.11
काकारानkakarana1.11

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